Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates two areas totalling about 2375 hectares in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the boroughs of North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland as an urban development area and establishes an urban development corporation to regenerate the area. The two areas are shown hatched black on the map forming part of this note.

The development corporation is to be called the Tyne and Wear Development Corporation, and have 11 members beside the chairman and deputy chairman.